Dixon City Council to vote on replacing streets commissioner
The Dixon City Council meets Monday night to confirm Marilyn Coffey as the new commissioner of streets replacing the late Henry Williams who died November 13. Coffey, director of client services at the Krider Center, would become the first woman on the council in the city’s 135 year history. Also on the agenda is a petition to allow 622 South Hennepin Avenue to be used as an accessory off street parking facility for Hardee’s at 619 South Galena Avenue.
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S. Galena Avenue
Hardee
Illinois Department of Transportation
Galena Avenue
Seventh Street
Hardee's
Hardee’s
Hennepin Avenue
Dixon City
City Hall
Insurance policy hailed by lawyers in Illinois captive program
Chicago lawyers welcomed the Illinois State Bar Association captive policy through the Illinois Risk Retention Group. ISBA aims to lower premiums and boost coverage for attorneys, with predictions of up to 3,500 lawyers insured within a year and as many as 10,000 over several years.
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Chicago
UPI
Terrence Hegarty
Illinois State Bar Association
ISBA
Illinois Risk Retention Group, Inc
Michael Positilion
Hegarty
Terrence K. Hegarty and Associates
David Anderson
Jerome Mirza
Donald Schiller
Schiller, DuCanto and Fleck
Schiller
Public Aid spending up by $1 billion in Illinois
Illinois Public Aid Department spending rose from $2.18 billion in fiscal 1979 to $3.27 billion in fiscal 1988, a 50 percent increase. Nearly $1.55 billion of 1988 costs came from federal reimbursements, with 28.8 percent of general funds spent on public aid by 1988, down from 33.5 percent in 1983. The report notes variable aid recipients tied to the economy and oil market declines hurting oil field jobs from 6,800 in 1985 to about 3,900 in 1985.
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Springfeild
Ill
UPI
Illinois Public Aid Department
Roland Burris
Burris
Illinois
Public Aid Department
Two Blues Band Members Die In Fiery Indiana Crash
In Lowell Indiana two members of the Jimmy Johnson Blues Band Larry Exum and James Bryant died when a van veered off I 65 and burned. Lead guitarist Jimmy Johnson one of three hospitalized included guitarist Larry Burton and drummer Fred Grady. Johnson nominated Grammy for Living Chicago Blues Vol 1. Exum and Bryant were Chicago residents with noted contributions to blues artists and recordings.
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Lowell, Ind
UPI
Jimmy Johnson
Larry Exum
James Bryant
Chicago
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Crown Point
James ‘S’nompson
Harvey, Ill
Ypsilanti, Mich
Indiana
Jerry Parker
Lowell
Thompson
Larry Burton
Fred Grady
St. Anthony's
Burton
Grady
Delmark
Alligator Records
U.S
Johnson
Alligator
Ken Morton
Epilepsy Foundation toll free info up nationwide
The Epilepsy Foundation of America reports a doubling of seizure related inquiries since launching a national toll free information service about 18 months ago. The service handles nearly 2,000 calls monthly with a staff of one nurse and four graduate social workers using a computer system to provide education employment legal and income support information along with local referrals and treatment options.
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Epilepsy Foundation of America
EFA
Ivan Lipman
Foundation
Lee County Health Department Moves to New Location
The Lee County Health Department completes a move to 1315 Franklin Grove Road with staff seeing clients starting Monday Dec 5. Hours remain 8 30 a m to 5 p m Monday through Friday and appointments can be made at 284 3371.
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Lee County Health Department
Franklin Grove Road
Health Department
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Buchanan
and Watkins
New Blue Bloods
Bryant
To Your
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Little Charlie and the Nightcats
Morton
Friends of the Dixon Public Library
Gretchen Hancher
City of Dixon
Loveland Community House
Gloria Richardson
Dixon
Robert T. Obma
The
Medical Arts Clinic
East First Street
Dixo
Farley
Depot Ave
Calico Gooss
Dixon True Valu
Ida
Kline’s
Westgor
Sun. & Mon
Tate
Clayton
Tim & Dave
J&j
PN Leve
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